A new report by Europol reveals the alarming ways organised crime gangs are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for various illegal activities, including fraud, data theft, and money laundering. The report states that the accessibility and adaptability of AI tools have significantly enhanced criminal capabilities. Notably, criminals use AI to automate money laundering processes and create child sexual abuse material. The report emphasizes that as criminals become more sophisticated in their use of AI, traditional law enforcement methods may struggle to keep pace with these evolving threats.
"The same qualities that make AI revolutionary - accessibility, adaptability and sophistication - also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks," the authors wrote in a press release. "These technologies automate and expand criminal operations, making them more scalable and harder to detect."
"It can support the editing of existing CSAM and the creation of new content," the authors wrote. "Explicit pictures of adults can be manipulated to make the individual look younger or applications can 'nudify' non-explicit images."
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